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                  <p class="p_Heading1"><span class="f_Heading1">Modify Relationships in Matrix</span></p>



  
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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can modify or delete relationships, or create new relationships, directly from the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Relationship Matrix</span><span class="f_BodyText">.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">To Modify or Delete Relationships</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Right-click on a highlighted relationship to open the context menu, and select from the following options:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">View relationship</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - opens the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog for the selected relationship</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Source element properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">... - opens the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog for the source element</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Target element properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - opens the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Properties</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> dialog for the target element</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Delete relationship</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">If you have selected </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Delete relationship</span><span class="f_BodyText">, Enterprise Architect prompts you to confirm this action.</span></p>
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<td valign="bottom" width="955" bgcolor="#efeff7" style="width:955px; background-color:#efeff7;"><p class="p_TiporNote" style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none;"><span class="f_TiporNote">Note:</span></p>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">The </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Delete relationship</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> option does not work if:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">The source element (that is, the owner) is locked</span></li>
<li><span class="f_TiporNoteText">You have selected </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Both</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> in the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Direction</span><span class="f_TiporNoteText"> field - you are effectively trying to delete half a relationship.</span></li>
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<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">If you have selected one of the other options, modify any properties as required, and click on the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">OK</span><span class="f_BodyText"> button to save the changes.</span></p>
<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">To Create a New Relationship</span></p>
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<li value=1><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the required relationship type in the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Link Type</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> field.</span></li>
<li value=2><span class="f_NumberedList">Right-click on the empty intersection of the source row and target column to display the context menu.</span><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span><br>
<img src="createnewrelationship.png" width="398" height="187" border="0" alt="CreateNewRelationship"><br>
<span class="f_NumberedList">&nbsp;</span></li>
<li value=3><span class="f_NumberedList">Select the </span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">Create new relationship...</span><span class="f_NumberedList"> option to create a new connector between the two elements.</span></li>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">Use the matrix relationship management features to quickly create and manage relationships like Realization and Aggregation between Requirements and implementation elements (such as Use Cases).</span></p>
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